From the Drive OST
Film wasn't bad but this song has got me through many stressful days!
Thursday 29 March 2012
Thursday 22 March 2012
Qaulity Design
QA (quality assurance) is very important for many reasons, mainly for making sure the product is as solid and stable as it could possibly be.
I've been doing QA testing for 3 years now, I've worked with 2 major publishers and I'm currently working with an independent studio (Ninja Theory) and I've come to the conclusion that QA is very much closely connected to design.
As an aspiring designer I've been able to take advantage of my QA background in order to work in design, which I'm currently fulfilling. We all know that QA is a stepping stone for anyone to get into the industry with many testers going on to become producers, programmers, artists and designers.
I believe that the QA process is so fundamental in not only achieving stability but to ensuring enjoyment.
Many designers do not have the time to play what they've designed and that's where QA comes in, the unfortunate situation is that QA often gets ignored when it comes to the design process, this is not always the case but I believe there is far more room for improvement between QA and design relationship.
As someone who has recently made the transition between QA to design I sympathise with testers, because they play the game 100 times over. Who knows more about the game itself then they do?... the answer? not many! that's where my acronym comes in QD (Quality Design)
I believe there should be a QD role inside every studio. This role I think is crucial for many reasons mainly for ensuring that the game is fun! the advantage of merging the two roles mean that a QD can not only play the game many times over but also implement smaller changes into the design process while leaving the larger changes in design to the senior designers.
Only by playing the game many times over can you see the potential in every aspect of the game, which sometimes designers cannot see because they are too deeply involved in the design of the game.
QD is the future!!
I've been doing QA testing for 3 years now, I've worked with 2 major publishers and I'm currently working with an independent studio (Ninja Theory) and I've come to the conclusion that QA is very much closely connected to design.
As an aspiring designer I've been able to take advantage of my QA background in order to work in design, which I'm currently fulfilling. We all know that QA is a stepping stone for anyone to get into the industry with many testers going on to become producers, programmers, artists and designers.
I believe that the QA process is so fundamental in not only achieving stability but to ensuring enjoyment.
Many designers do not have the time to play what they've designed and that's where QA comes in, the unfortunate situation is that QA often gets ignored when it comes to the design process, this is not always the case but I believe there is far more room for improvement between QA and design relationship.
As someone who has recently made the transition between QA to design I sympathise with testers, because they play the game 100 times over. Who knows more about the game itself then they do?... the answer? not many! that's where my acronym comes in QD (Quality Design)
I believe there should be a QD role inside every studio. This role I think is crucial for many reasons mainly for ensuring that the game is fun! the advantage of merging the two roles mean that a QD can not only play the game many times over but also implement smaller changes into the design process while leaving the larger changes in design to the senior designers.
Only by playing the game many times over can you see the potential in every aspect of the game, which sometimes designers cannot see because they are too deeply involved in the design of the game.
QD is the future!!
Sunday 18 March 2012
Going Under!!
Going Under Performed by Evanescence
One of my favourite songs from the great album Fallen.
My First Blog Post!!
If you're actually bothering to read this then you might be interested in me and what I'm up to.
In that case welcome! :)
On this blog I will be adding my thoughts and experiences in the games industry which you may find interesting and maybe even insightful.
I will also add updates on; films,games,music and TV shows I'm watching/listening to, giving my general opinion on what I find interesting and maybe what I find not so interesting.
Feel free to agree or disagree with me! I want to hear what you guys think ;)
Well I'll leave my first blog post short and sweet feel free to leave comments!!
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